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Health Informatics Research Project 1 (BINF40002)
HonoursPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Subject Coordinator:
Dr Guillermo Lopez Campos
guillermo.lopez@unimelb.edu.au
Administrative Coordinator:
Ms Claudia Sandoval
sandoval@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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Students undergo supervised research training in specific individual projects among a variety of topics in health and biomedical informatics covering e-health, biomedical informatics for precision medicine, health informatics for participatory health or Translational research Informatics.
Students will learn how to design and conduct research in biomedical informatics areas, acquiring the skills for experimental design, technical expertise, critical thinking and analysis. They will also learn how to present and communicate their scientific results in oral presentations and written reports (thesis style).
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should:
- Gain technical skills in health informatics for experimental design and analyses.
- Be able to analyse and apply critical thinking in the evaluation of scientific papers.
- Demonstrate effective communication in science through oral presentations.
Generic skills
On completion students should have acquired the following generic skills:
- Ability to read and understand scientific literature
- Oral communication and presentation of scientific results
- Ability to conduct research
- Ability to analyse scientific data
- Time management skills
- Ability to write scientific reports
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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BIOM40001 | Introduction To Biomedical Research | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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BINF40001 | Trends in Health Informatics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Health Informatics 300 level and related biomedical or IT disciplines.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- 20 minutes oral research presentation (to be recorded) scheduled mid semester (30%)
- Research Report, including a literature review (6000 words), submitted by the end of semester (60%)
- Committee assessment of student participation in research scheduled by the end of semester (10%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Guillermo Lopez Campos Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours This subject is an individual research project and weekly contact hours will vary depending on the nature of the project. Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
Subject Coordinator:
Dr Guillermo Lopez Campos
guillermo.lopez@unimelb.edu.au
Administrative Coordinator:
Ms Claudia Sandoval
sandoval@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
Students should discuss total time commitment with their supervisor but, as a guide, they are expected to commit 340 hours to the research project.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
None
Recommended texts and other resources
None
Last updated: 3 November 2022